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Exodus 18:13

Moses
WorkAuthority and leadership

11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”

12 Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”

15 “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.

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BSB
The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
KJV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
WEB
On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
ASV
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
DARBY
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.
BLB
And it came to pass on the next day that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood before Moses from the morning until the evening.
ÅB
Dagen etter satt Moses og skiftet rett mellom folket, og folket sto omkring Moses fra morgen til kveld.
OTB
Dagen etter satte Moses seg for å dømme folket, og de sto omkring ham fra morgen til kveld.
B1930
Dagen efter satt Moses og skiftet rett mellem folket, og folket stod omkring Moses fra morgen til kveld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 12:8

    if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him give generously; if it is leading, let him lead with diligence; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

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  • Joel 3:12

    Let the nations be roused and advance to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, for there I will sit down to judge all the nations on every side.

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  • Job 29:7

    When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

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  • Isaiah 16:5

    in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.

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  • Romans 13:6

    This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.

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  • Judges 5:10

    You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder

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  • Matthew 23:2

    “The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

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